Taxi hijacker pleads guilty at Limerick court

Tuesday 18 February 2014

A 20 year old man has admitted hijacking a taxi in Limerick city last year.

Aaron Maloney - with an address at McGarry House, Alphonsus Street -has pleaded guilty at Limerick Circuit Court to unlawfully seizing the taxi at St Nessan's Road, Raheen on the 26th of January 2013 - the day of his 19th birthday.

Co-accused, 19 year old Hugh Kavanagh of Shannonmore Park, Clareview has already pleaded guilty to the charge.

It's alleged a taxi driver was threatened at knife-point and ordered to leave his car which was then taken by the two men.

They are due before the court again on March 10th when a date for sentencing will be set.